The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) I’ve never watched an entire SpongeBob episode from start to finish, but I’d seen enough clips to know I would be amused by the movie. Indeed, I was thoroughly entertained by this utterly silly, ridiculous and fun film. SpongeBob and his best bud Patrick are on a rescue mission to [...]
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A Couple of Quickies
Posted in Film on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Napoleon
Posted in Books on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Johnson (2002) Of course any book about a life as rich as Napoleon’s that is less than 200 pages long is going to be nothing more than a breeze through history, but it fit the bill for what I wanted—just a brief accounting of the time-line and highlights of the military genius and self-appointed [...]
The Great Thaw
Posted in Birding, Weather on February 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You know it’s been a long, hard winter (and we’re just at the half-way point) when sparrow song sounds like a welcome breath of spring. Last weekend, when we had our first above-freezing temperatures in what seemed liked months, I heard twittering and rushed to the window to see what unusual bird had landed in [...]
Review: Nana
Posted in Books on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Emile Zola (1880) Nana has been patiently sitting on my bookshelf for about two decades. Over the years, I’ve moved multiple times and rearranged my bookshelves countless times in between and each time Nana made the cut. I’m glad now that it did. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have come to my attention recently when looking for [...]
Review: Wishful Drinking
Posted in Books on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Carrie Fisher (2008) In Carrie Fisher’s new book, a sort of sequel to her successful memoir Postcards From the Edge, she talks about her alcohol and drug addiction, her mental illness (she’s bipolar) as well as her ECT treatment (otherwise known as electroshock therapy.) Wishful Drinking reads like a casual discussion between friends, which makes [...]
It Was Only a Matter of Time
Posted in Food and Drink on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nearly everyone I know has succumbed to the cold virus that seems to be sweeping the nation this winter. Wee-J is on her third cold since the beginning of the year, so I knew I was bound to get it sooner or later. I was regularly dosing myself with chili-garlic-ginger butter, as hot as I [...]
Ironside: Past is Prologue
Posted in Television on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I need only two words to describe this episode of Ironside: Harrison Ford. Like I’m sure you’ve never seen him before. That should be enough to get you to pop over to The Beachwood Reporter to read my latest installment in the Ironside episode guide, if not get you to seek the episode to watch [...]
Way Cool APOD
Posted in Up in the Sky on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you haven’t yet seen today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day of the lenticular clouds over Washington, check it out. Very cool.
Beyonce Single Ladies Spoofapalooza — Obama Style
Posted in Just For Fun on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In looking for the Beyonce Single Ladies video to send to a friend, this video came up first in the search. While there are hundreds of Beyonce parodies and imitations on You Tube by now, I got a kick out of this one and thought I’d share it. If you’ve seen the original video, you’ll [...]
There’s a First Time For Everything
Posted in Life in General on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Riding north on Lake Shore Drive this afternoon, sitting in the passenger seat looking out at the Lake Michigan and the runners jogging down the lakefront paths, I was surprised to see someone in full view of the drive squatting behind a statue, standing and pulling up their pants after finishing their business. I mean, [...]
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